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Device recall: OPTETRAK Comprehensive Knee System, labeled as the following: a. OPTETRAK All-polyethylene CR Tibial Components, with Pr
FDA enforcement event 88570 is a device recall by Exactech, Inc. of Gainesville, FL, initiated 30 Aug 2021 and classified Class II, with 9 product records.
FDA defines Class II as a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote. 89% of the 900 device enforcement events initiated in 2021 carry the same class.
Status: Ongoing. Initiation: voluntary: firm initiated. Exactech, Inc. has 61 enforcement events on this register, with a median of 1 product record per event.
Recall classification reflects the relative degree of health hazard. Text in quotation marks is FDA's. openFDA export dated 28 Sep 2026.
Recalling firm
Exactech, Inc., Gainesville, FL.
Reason for recall
"Inserts were packaged in vacuum bags that lacked an additional oxygen barrier layer."
Distribution
"Worldwide distribution - US Nationwide distribution and the countries of ALGERIA, ARGENTINA, AUSTRALIA, AUSTRIA, BELGIUM, BRAZIL, CANADA, CHILE, CHINA, COLOMBIA, CYPRUS, ECUADOR, FRANCE, FRENCH…"
Product records
| Recall number | Product | Quantity | Class | Status | Report date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Z-0019-2022 | OPTETRAK Comprehensive Knee System, labeled as the following: a. OPTETRAK All-polyethylene CR Tibial Components, with Product Line Numbers: 200-11-XX, 200-12-XX, 200-13-XX, 200-14-XX, 200-15-XX, 200-16-XX; b. OPTETRAK All-polyethylene PS Tibial Components, with Product Line Numbers: 204-11-XX, 204-12-XX, 204-13-XX,… | 242,397 devices | Class II | Ongoing | 13 Oct 2021 |
| Z-0020-2022 | OPTETRAK Comprehensive Knee System including OPTETRAK All-polyethylene UNI Tibial Components, Product Lines, 252-12-XX, 252-13-XX, 252-22-XX, 252-23-XX. NOTE: Information reflects Exactech recall expansion initiated on 02/07/2022. | 2,774 devices | Class II | Ongoing | 13 Oct 2021 |
| Z-0021-2022 | OPTETRAK LOGIC Polyethylene Tibial Inserts, labeled as the following: a. OPTETRAK Logic PS Tibial Inserts, Product Line 02-012-35-XXXX; b. OPTETRAK Logic PSC Tibial Inserts, Product Line 02-012-44-XXXX; c. OPTETRAK Logic CR Tibial Inserts, Product Line 02-012-47-XXXX; d. OPTETRAK Logic CR Slope + Tibial Inserts,… | 109,787 devices | Class II | Ongoing | 13 Oct 2021 |
| Z-0022-2022 | OPTETRAK Comprehensive Knee System custom devices labeled as the following: a. CUSTOM OPTETRAK ANGLED PS INSERT (Product Line: 900-06-XX, 900-08-XX); b. CUSTOM OPTETRAK CC TIBIAL INSERT (Product Line: 900-23-XX, 900-30-XX); c. CUSTOM OPTETRAK CC INSERT (Product Line: 900-33-XX). NOTE: Information reflects Exactech… | 41 devices | Class II | Ongoing | 13 Oct 2021 |
| Z-0023-2022 | TRULIANT Knee System including TRULIANT Tibial Inserts, also labeled as the following: a. TRULIANT CR Tibial Inserts; b. TRULIANT CR Slope + Tibial Inserts; c. TRULIANT CR Slope ++ Tibial Inserts; d. TRULIANT CRC Tibial Inserts; e. TRULIANT PS Tibial Inserts; f. TRULIANT PSC Tibial Inserts. NOTE: Information reflects… | 31,201 devices | Class II | Ongoing | 13 Oct 2021 |
| Z-0024-2022 | Vantage Total Ankle System including a. Vantage Fixed-Bearing Polyethylene Liner Component (Product Line: 350-21-XX, 350-22-XX); b. Vantage Mobile-Bearing Polyethylene Liner Component (Product Line: 350-41-XX, 350-42-XX). NOTE: Information reflects Exactech recall expansion initiated on 02/07/2022. | 2,217 devices | Class II | Ongoing | 13 Oct 2021 |
| Z-0025-2022 | OPTETRAK Comprehensive Knee System including OPTETRAK RBK PS Tibial Components. NOTE: Information reflects Exactech recall expansion initiated on 02/07/2022. | 33,103 devices | Class II | Ongoing | 13 Oct 2021 |
| Z-0026-2022 | OPTETRAK Comprehensive Knee System including OPTETRAK Logic RBK PS Tibial Components (Product Line: 02-012-38-XXXX). NOTE: Information reflects Exactech recall expansion initiated on 02/07/2022. | 8,985 devices | Class II | Ongoing | 13 Oct 2021 |
| Z-0027-2022 | ARTHROFOCUS Polyethylene Tibial Inserts (Product Line: 256-12-XX, 256-13-XX). NOTE: Information reflects Exactech recall expansion initiated on 02/07/2022. | 12 devices | Class II | Ongoing | 13 Oct 2021 |
Context
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Questions and answers
Why was this device recalled?
FDA's record gives the reason for recall as: "Inserts were packaged in vacuum bags that lacked an additional oxygen barrier layer."
What does Class II mean?
FDA classifies recalls by relative degree of health hazard. Class II is a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote.
Where was the product distributed?
FDA's distribution pattern field reads: "Worldwide distribution - US Nationwide distribution and the countries of ALGERIA, ARGENTINA, AUSTRALIA, AUSTRIA, BELGIUM, BRAZIL, CANADA, CHILE, CHINA, COLOMBIA, CYPRUS, ECUADOR, FRANCE, FRENCH…"
Is the recall still ongoing?
FDA lists the status as Ongoing. "Terminated" means FDA has determined that all reasonable efforts to remove or correct the product have been made.
Where does this data come from?
openFDA enforcement reports (food, drug and device), CC0, export dated 28 Sep 2026. Text in quotation marks is FDA's. The FDA enforcement report linked above is authoritative.
Provenance
Source: openFDA device enforcement reports (CC0), export dated 28 Sep 2026; records grouped by FDA event number. The class shown for the event is the most severe class among its records. Errors in processing are corrected at the next build; see corrections.